Blue-flame wick-burner.



H. RUPPEL;

BLUE FLAME WICK BURNER. APPLICATION men DEC- 3. 1914 1,143,072, Patented June 15, 1915.

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HENRY RUPPEL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY, OF

' ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BLUE-FLAME WICK-IBURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915,.

- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY RUrrEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blue-Flame WickrBurners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Myginvention relates to improvements in blueflame wick oil burners.

The object of my invention is to provide a burner of this character in which the supporting means on the inside and outside of the burner for the combustion section serves as a wick stop for regulating the upward movement of the wick. 4

Another object of my invention is to. providea simple, cheap and more effective burner of this character having certain de- 1 tails. of structure and operation hereinafter more fully set forth.

. Inthe' accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved burner showing the combustion section removed.

Fig.- 2. is a vertical transverse sectional view of Fig. 1 showing the combustion section supported on the burner. Fig. 3 is a bottom perspective view partly broken awayof the combined combustion tube supporting Inember.; and wick stop. Referring now to thedraw ings, 1 represents the inner wick tube, and 2 the outer wick tube spaced the proper distance apart and between which is arranged the wick 3 all of which iswell understood and needs no further description. 1 4 The upper portion ofv the inner .wick. tube 1. below its end is provided with a ring 4 crimpe'd orpotherwise secured to the wick tubeand the ring has at its upper end a horizontally arranged flange 5 which is some distance below the upper end of. the wick tube. The outer wick tube is provided adj acent its upper, end with a ring 6, which like ring. Liscrimped or otherwise; secured to the wick tube and has a horizontally arranged flange 7 below the upper end of the wick' supporting means consists of a circular plate having at its outer edge the annular portion 9 provided with openings 10 through which the air passes to the space 11 between the outer shell 12 and the outer perforated tube 13. The outer edge of the ring portion 9 is turned upwardly as indicated at '14 and which fits within the lower edge of the shell 12 of the combustion section.

The annular portion 9 is slightly curved downwardly as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The inner edge of the annular portion 9 is provided with a vertically disposed flange 15 which extends upwardly flush with the upper edge of the outer wick tube 2. The upper edge of the vertically. disposed flange 15at proper intervals around its circumference is provided with upwardly extending cars 16 which have at their upper ends the reduced horizontal portions 17 having at their inner edges the. vertically disposed portions 18 which extend downwardly and are connected to the annular ring portion 19 of the perforated diaphragm 20. This ring portion 19 at its inner edge is provided. with a vertically disposed portion 21 connected at its upper end to the perforated diaphragm 20.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the diaphragm 20, the annular portion 9 and all intermediate parts are stamped from a single piece of metal, and the portions 17 connecting the ears 16. and 18 extend across the space between the inner and outer wick tubes and serve as stops to limit the upward movement of the wick. These portions, as shown, are reduced for the purpose of coverin as little of the wick as possible, yet providmgthe necessary surface to limit the: upward movement of the wick.

The flange. 5 carried by the inner wick tube has formed integral therewitha trans: verse bar'22 having a central opening 23 through which the vertically disposed rod 24 passes. This r0d'24 is connectedat its lower end to the wick tube in theusual manner and needs no further description. The perforated. diaphragm 20 has secured thereto the oppositely arranged members 25 and 26 which extend .downwardly in a vertical position and are provided with slots 27 into whichthe bar 22 is adapted to pass when perforated combustion tube has its lower end 'fiared outwardly as indicated at 28 and extends on the outside of the vertically disposed fiange and resting upon the annular portion 9 as shown in the drawings. The inner perforated tube 29 is provided with an annular plate 30 which rests upon the spider 31 carried by the upper end of the rod, all of which is well understood byv those skilled in the art and needs no further removethe wick or clean the Wick, the combustionsections are removed and the per- I forated' diaphragm is rotated to bring the bar 22 out of the slots 27 in the members 25 and 26, and the perforated diaphragm and the ring being formed of an integral piece the whole can be raised and removed from the burner.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, and a combined combustion section supporting means and wick stop carried by said tubes and adapted to support the combustion sections on the inside and outside of the wick tubes. 7

2. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a central diaphragm, a ring on the outside of the outer wick tube, and wick stops connecting the ring and the diaphragm, substantially as shown and described.

3. A burner of the character described comprising an inner Wick tube, an outer wick tube, a diaphragm within the inner wick tube, aring on the outside of the outer wick tube and wick stops connecting the diaphragm and the ring, and means carried by the inner and outer wick tubes for supporting the diaphragmand the ring;

4. A burner of the character described comprising, inner and outer wick tubes, :1

diap ragm within the inner wick tube, a ring on the'outside of the outer wick tube, wick stops formed integral with the diaphragm and ring and extending across the space between the inner and outer wick tubes, and'means carried by the inner and outer wick tubes for supporting the diaphragm. and the ring.

'5. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a

diaphragm removably secured to the inner wick tube, alring on the outside of the outer wick tube and wick stops extending across the space between the wick tubes and connecting the diaphragm and the ring, and adapted to limit the upward movement of the wick.

6. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a diaphragm supported by the inner wick tube, a ring supported by, the outer wick tube, and upwardly extending wick stops formed integral with the ring and diaphragm and extending across the space between the inner and outer wick tubes.

7. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a diaphragm supported by the inner wick tube, a ring formed integral with the diaphragm by means of wick stops adapted to extend across the space between the inner and outer wick tubes. v

8. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a diaphragm supported by the inner wick tube and having integral upwardly, outwardly and downwardly extending wickstops spaced at proper intervals ,therearound, and a ring formed integral with the wick stops on the outside of the outer wick tube.

9. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a diaphragm supported by the inner wick tube,

. a ring supported by the outer wick tube and formed integral with the diaphragm through the medium of upwardly extending loops forming wick stops adapted to extend over the upper ends of the wick tubes, substantially as shown and described.

10. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a diaphragm within the inner wick tube and having a downwardly depressed portion adjacent the inner wick tube, a ring supported by the outer wick tube and formed integral with the diaphragm by upwardly extending loops embracing the upper end of the wick tubesand forming wick stops to limit the upward movement of the wick, a bar extending across the space within the inner wick tube, downwardly extending ears carried by the diaphragm and having slots in opposite sides adapted to receive the transverse bar by a rotatory movement of the diaphragm, and perforated combustion tubes haying the'inner perforated tube resting in the depressed portion on the inside of the inner wick tube and the outer perforated tube having a lower flared end resting upon the ring on the outside of the outer wick tube, substantially as shown and described.

11. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a central diaphragm, a ring on the outside of the outer wick tube, wick stops connecting the ring and the diaphra a bar extending across the space within the inner wick tubes, and means carried by the diaphragm and adapted to lock the same to the bar substantially as shown and described.

12, A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a central diaphragm within the inner wick tube, a ring on the outside of the outer wick tube, wick stops connecting the diaphragm and the ring and extending across the space between the inner and outer wick tubes, a bar extending across the space within the inner wick tube, and downwardly extending members carried by the diaphragm and engaging the transverse bar, whereby the diaphragm is locked to the said bar.

13. A burner of the character described comprising inner and outer wick tubes, a central diaphragm within the inner wick tube, a ring on the outside of the outer wick tube, wick stops connecting the diaphragm and the ring and extending across the space between the inner and outer wick tube, a bar extending across the space within the inner wick tube, and downwardly extending ears carried by the diaphragm and having slots in opposite sides adapted to receive the transverse bar by a rotatory movement of the diaphragm, whereby the diaphragm is locked to said bar substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

v HENRY RUPPEL. Witnesses:

E. T. Bo'rmn, C. R. CARRUTH. 

